Gerald Coleman
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| Born | April 3, 1985 Romeoville, IL, USA |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Goaltender |
| Catches | Left |
| AHL team Former teams |
Lake Erie Monsters Tampa Bay Lightning |
| NHL Draft | 224th overall, 2003 Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
Gerald Coleman (born April 3, 1985) is a professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League.
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[edit] Playing career
Coleman was drafted 224th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Selected from the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League, Coleman was awarded the Dave Pinkney Trophy on his way to capturing the Memorial Cup the following season in 2003–04. He is the first graduate of the NHL Diversity Program to be drafted and to play in the NHL, making his debut for the Lightning, in relief, on November 11, 2005.[1]
On February 24, 2007, Coleman was traded with a 1st round draft pick to the Anaheim Ducks for Shane O'Brien and a 3rd round draft pick.[2] He was then assigned to the Ducks AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates.
Coleman attended the Chicago Wolves training camp for the 2008–09 season, before he was released. After starting the year in the ECHL with the Phoenix RoadRunners, Coleman was recalled to the Worcester Sharks but upon his return was traded to the Trenton Devils on November 21, 2008.[3] Coleman was then credited as a major influence in the turn around Trenton Devils season going 27-8-2 for the remainder of the year.[4]
Coleman was then invited to the New Jersey Devils training camp for the 2009–10 before he was re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the Lowell Devils.[5] Coleman appeared in just three games with Lowell before he returned to Trenton for the season.[6] He is currently in training camp with the St. Louis Blues.[7]
Gerald Coleman played the 2010-11 season with the Alaska Aces posting a 2.19 GAA and a Save Percentage of .913 earning himself a record of 30-15-1-0 with 4 shutouts. In the Kelly Cup Playoffs, Coleman, along with the rest of the Aces set a playoff record with a 12-1 record to capture the cup. Coleman earned 11 of those 12 wins and did so with a .938 save percentage and a 1.73 GAA and 3 shutouts. In the end, Coleman lead the Alaska Aces win their second Brabham Cup and second Kelly Cup in franchise history. The Alaska Aces are also the only team to win the Brabham Cup and Kelly cup in the same year twice. He also captured goaltender of the year.
He returned to the Aces the following season and after 23 games was signed to a professional try-out by the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL.[8]
[edit] Awards and honors
- 2003–04 OHL Dave Pinkney Trophy
- 2004–05 OHL Third All-Star Team
- 2004–05 CHL Memorial Cup (London Knights)
- 2010–11 ECHL All-ECHL First Team[9]
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2002–03 | London Knights | OHL | 26 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1074 | 59 | 1 | 3.30 | .892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | London Knights | OHL | 33 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1852 | 68 | 5 | 2.20 | .931 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 442 | 19 | 1 | 2.58 | 9.12 | ||
| 2004–05 | London Knights | OHL | 38 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2224 | 63 | 8 | 1.70 | .941 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 455 | 13 | 0 | 1.71 | .935 | ||
| 2005–06 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 43 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 2413 | 156 | 2 | 3.88 | .880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 2.79 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 6 | 0 | 2.01 | .940 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 914 | 52 | 0 | 3.41 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 603 | 29 | 0 | 2.89 | .895 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 968 | 47 | 2 | 2.91 | .896 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 6.09 | .789 | ||
| 2007–08 | Augusta Lynx | ECHL | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 500 | 22 | 0 | 2.64 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Phoenix RoadRunners | ECHL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 244 | 6 | 1 | 1.48 | .950 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 6 | 0 | 3.23 | .854 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Trenton Devils | ECHL | 40 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2322 | 92 | 3 | 2.38 | .915 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 246 | 15 | 0 | 3.66 | .888 | ||
| 2009–10 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 182 | 13 | 0 | 4.28 | .873 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Trenton Devils | ECHL | 30 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1563 | 94 | 0 | 3.61 | .887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 47 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 2735 | 100 | 4 | 2.19 | .913 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 729 | 21 | 3 | 1.73 | .938 | ||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 2.79 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ ESPN Page 2 - Granderson: Still a pioneer
- ^ "Ducks trade O'Brien to Lightning for 1st round pick". foxsports.com. 2007-02-24. http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/Spector/2007/02/24/Ducks_Trade_OBrien_to_Lightning_for_First_Round_Pick. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ "ECHL transactions". ECHL. 2008-11-23. http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/mpublic.cgi?action=show_news2&cat=1&id=16935. Retrieved 2010-04-30.[dead link]
- ^ "Trenton benefiting from Coleman in goal". New Jersey Devils. 2009-01-30. http://devils.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=458526. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ^ "Pikkarainen hopeful as 2009 camp opens". New Jersey Devils. 2009-09-10. http://devils.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=498155. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ^ "Coleman sent down from Lowell". Trenton Devils. 2009-10-27. http://tdevils.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/coleman-sent-down-from-lowell/. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ^ "Training Camp - St. Louis Blues". St. Louis Blues. 2010-09-19. http://blues.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=56920&navid=DL. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ^ "Lake Erie find goaltending help in Alaska". The Plain Dealer. 2012-01-20. http://www.cleveland.com/monsters/index.ssf/2012/01/lake_erie_finds_goaltending_he.html. Retrieved 2012-01-2.
- ^ All-ECHL First-Team announced
[edit] External links
- 1985 births
- African American ice hockey players
- Alaska Aces players
- American ice hockey goaltenders
- Augusta Lynx players
- Johnstown Chiefs players
- Lake Erie Monsters players
- Living people
- London Knights alumni
- Lowell Devils players
- Memorial Cup winners
- People from Will County, Illinois
- Phoenix RoadRunners players
- Portland Pirates players
- Springfield Falcons players
- Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks
- Tampa Bay Lightning players
- Trenton Devils players
- Worcester Sharks players
- Ice hockey people from Illinois
